The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is seeking applications for its Inclusive Arts Fund to support small to midsize arts organizations in southeast Michigan.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
State: Michigan
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2023
Size of the Grant:$5,000 and $25,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
The Inclusive Arts Fund, formerly the Wilson Arts & Culture Initiative, exists to provide small and midsize art and culture organizations in southeast Michigan with funding to provide access to equitable, innovative, and affordable programming to foster a more inclusive region and drive economic development.
This is a broad yet competitive fund which supports organizations that conduct their programming within the seven counties of the Community Foundation’s service area: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, Livingston and St. Clair.
It anticipates proposals that reflect the importance of programming and operations that are:
- Designed to attract and welcome diverse and varied audiences,
- Promote inclusivity within artistic production, and
- Support diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles within arts organizations themselves.
Goals of the Fund
- Invest in the arts and culture sector to foster inclusion as a driver of economic development within southeast Michigan.
- Ensure small and midsize arts and culture organizations have support to expand programming and build operational capacity.
- Provide everyone in southeast Michigan with access to equitable, inclusive, and affordable arts and culture programs.
Funding Information
- Grants will vary in amount but will range between $5,000 and $25,000.
- Most grants will be for a 12-month period. However, applicants may identify time frames that would be more beneficial for the grant’s purpose, up to 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Awards will be made to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or an organization that has a fiscal sponsorship agreement with a 501(c)(3). Grants to religious organizations will be considered, but sectarian religious programs are not eligible
For more information, visit Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
